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The School for Examining Essential Questions of Sustainability, or SEEQS, received a Building Hope Impact Award out of charter schools nationwide.
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The sleepy town of Kaimukī comes alive through the ink sketches of retired G-70 architect Hitoshi Hida. His new book is a collection of drawings of the people and the architecture of a neighborhood near and dear to his heart.
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More than 30 years ago, the state set aside about 1,200 acres on the southeastern slopes of Maunaloa to serve as a sustainable source of koa for constructing canoes. Now, dozens of these trees are ready for harvest, and a permitting process has been approved. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports.
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Popular measures on energy efficiency and solar permitting died abruptly in their last committees, leading some energy stakeholders to label this session a letdown.
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The city wants to build 18,000 affordable housing units by fiscal year 2029, according to its 2023 housing plan, but the availability of land and city funding continue to be two of some of the most expensive obstacles to doing that.
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The Navy wants to reduce how much water is being discharged into Hālawa Stream, but the Hawaiʻi Department of Health is concerned about the lack of monitoring proposed in its plan.
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One of the bills dying in this legislative session would have allowed Hawaiian Electric to issue ratepayer-backed bonds — a process called securitization — to pay for wildfire mitigation efforts. State Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole spoke with The Conversation about the measure, as well as HECO's future.
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Marites Galamgam is the academy coordinator at Campbell High School. The Conversation talked to her about how students benefit from the program.
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Move over "Fresh Air," there's a new interview show in town. NPR is launching a weekly podcast called "Wild Card." The host is longtime journalist and former Morning Edition host Rachel Martin. The Conversation spoke to Martin about what listeners can expect.
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The One ʻOhana fund is a $175 million settlement program for families of the 101 people who were killed in last year’s Maui wildfires, or for people who were hospitalized and severely injured from the disaster.
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The Blue Planet Alliance will host leaders and stakeholders from different islands around the world next week to discuss energy resilience.
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This week at Honolulu’s federal courthouse, families affected by the November 2021 spill at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility are detailing their lives since being exposed to jet fuel.